Names That Mean Native

  1. Sooni
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      A pretty and wearable option with traditional Choctaw roots.
  2. Talako
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "eagle"
    • Description:

      Also spelled Tahlako, this Choctaw name is an animal related name.
  3. Chochokpi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "throne for the clouds"
  4. Shilah
    • Origin:

      Navajo, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "brother"
    • Description:

      The Navajo word for "brother" bears resemblance to the biblical place name Shiloh. If you have Navajo heritage, this is one to consider.
  5. Hattak
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "man"
    • Description:

      The double Ts are pronounced with a slight pause between them like in "nighttime."
  6. Kiowa
    • Origin:

      Kiowa, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "principal people"
    • Description:

      The Kiowa People are an Indigenous American tribe of the Great Plains. The exact derivation of their name has been lost, but most scholars agree it means "principal people." The Kiowa People have used different names for themselves over the years, including Kútjàu or Kwu-da, meaning "emerging" or "coming out rapidly," and Kom-pa-bianta, meaning "people with the large tipi flaps."
  7. Patria
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "native land"
    • Description:

      As patriotic as a name can be.
  8. Satima
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      A traditional female name in the Choctaw tradition.
  9. Chaan
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      A name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Alabama.
  10. Seneca
    • Origin:

      Latin surname and Native American
    • Meaning:

      "people of the standing rock"
    • Description:

      Seneca's distinguished heritage as the name of the ancient Roman philosopher-playwright who tutored Nero, and of an Iroquois tribe makes this an interesting choice for either sex.
  11. Chashwi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      A masculine name in Choctaw culture.
  12. Chaliis
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Traditional Choctaw male name.
  13. Poloma
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "bow"
    • Description:

      Although it looks and sounds like the Spanish name Paloma, meaning "dove," Poloma has Native American origins from the Choctaw tribe.
  14. Toona
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Masculine name in the Choctaw tradition.
  15. Denali
    • Origin:

      Place-name and Native American
    • Meaning:

      "the great one"
    • Description:

      Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. There were 20 boys and 55 girls given the name in 2014.
  16. Cordovan
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "native of Cordoba; Cordovan leather"
    • Description:

      This strong sounding choice is associated with a type of tanned leather that takes its name from the city of Cordoba in Spain, the region in which it was originally made. Cordoba itself is sometimes said to mean "good town".
  17. Chahta
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "Choctaw"
    • Description:

      The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.
  18. Tokabi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "has killed"
    • Description:

      Derived from the Choctaw elements tok, meaning "has" and abi, "killer."
  19. Shtabi
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "kills with"
    • Description:

      One of numerous names that could have been given to Choctaw men after a successful hunt.
  20. Kinta
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "deer"

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